UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will show you how to do year-round gardening, month by month for a year of good food! Learn about when to plant which veggie, keeping fruit trees productive, pruning, mulching, starting seeds, soil, managing pests, fertilizing, irrigation, pollinators, harvesting, composting, plant rotation, and tips for success.
Save the date and register to volunteer! Join The Inside the Outdoors Foundation for their Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in partnership with the City of Newport Beach for their Upper Newport Bay trash clean-up scheduled for Jan 15th, 2022.
Learn how to identify critical steps for successfully designing a watershed wise landscape including: sizing and siting the rainwater capture area, developing a palette of climate-appropriate plants, applying key design principles, and laying out a successful planting plan. This advanced workshop is geared for folks who have already taken the California Friendly and/or the Turf Removal workshops. Registration is required.
OC County children are invited to participate in the March 2022 Water Awareness Poster Contest sponsored by the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC). All OC students in grades Kindergarten through 12 are invited to participate. The Contest’s goal is to get students thinking about our most precious natural resource – water – and how clean, fresh drinking water...
Learn the purpose, potential & programming of irrigation controllers, including understanding irrigation’s role in maintaining a soil moisture balance, outlining the purpose and potential of a weather-based controller, reviewing basic terminology and programming principles, identifying special functions, and troubleshooting typical problems. Registration is required.
Learn best management practices for passive and active capturing of rainwater in the landscape, including review criteria and considerations in selecting a rainwater capture method such as swales and berms, cisterns, and integrating hardscapes. Registration is required.
Learn how to design a yard using the four principles of gorgeous and watershed wise landscaping: building a healthy living soil sponge, holding rainwater on your property, selecting local native plants that minimize water use and maximize biodiversity, and controlling your irrigation. Registration required.
Learn how to design a yard using the principles watershed-wise landscaping, including overview of an irrigation system, programming a controller, why drip over spray, and easy ways to conserve water. Registration is required.
Learn best management practices for passive and active capturing of rainwater in the landscape, including review criteria and considerations in selecting a rainwater capture method such as swales and berms, cisterns, and integrating hardscapes. Registration is required.
Learn how to design a yard using the principles watershed-wise landscaping, including understanding soil moisture balance, key components of a properly installed drip system, typical problems with drip and how to avoid them, and developing a successful maintenance practice. Registration is required.
Learn how to identify critical steps for successfully designing a watershed wise landscape including: sizing and siting the rainwater capture area, developing a palette of climate-appropriate plants, applying key design principles, and laying out a successful planting plan. This advanced workshop is geared for folks who have already taken the California Friendly and/or the Turf Removal workshops. Registration is required.
Coastkeeper's Cleanup OC team meets in San Clemente every month for a community beach clean up. They encourage the “BYOB” (bring your own bucket or reusable bag, gloves, and reusable water bottle) philosophy to help reduce any additional waste. Gloves and bags are provided at an additional $1 donation. Registration required.
